Monday, May 4, 2015

58 Cool Linux Hacks!

Are you ready to try your hands on these cool Linux hacks! Set your machine on and get started!

Fix a wonky
terminal

Difficulty: Easy

Application: bash

We've all done it - accidentally used less or cat to list a file,
and ended up viewing binary instead. This usually involves all sorts
of control codes that can easily screw up your terminal display.
There will be beeping. There will be funny characters. There will be
odd colour combinations. At the end of it, your font will be replaced
with hieroglyphics and you don't know what to do. Well, bash is
obviously still working, but you just can't read what's actually
going on! Send the terminal an initialisation command: